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‘Flu is back’ – scientists warn of risk to NHS as data shows early rise in cases
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoScientists say “flu is back” after a hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic – and the NHS will be...
CDC finds flu shots 42% effective this season, better than some recent years
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThis season's influenza vaccines have been 42% effective so far, according to a new interim estimate...
AstraZeneca vaccine linked with ‘spike’ in cases of rare disease that can paralyse victims
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAnthony Shingler was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome after having the AstraZeneca vaccine -...
Bird flu in humans, explained
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAfter a dairy worker in Texas was infected with a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, disease trackers worry the recent outbreak among cattle could...
Inadequate bird flu testing is making pandemic experts concerned we're "flying blind" with H5N1
Salon via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHolstein dairy cows Ed Young/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images After...
Chris Whitty: Britain’s Covid plans were ‘woefully deficient’ – even for a flu pandemic
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoProfessor Sir Chris Whitty told the Covid inquiry it was clear in early 2020 that plans in place...
Britain detects first human case of flu strain similar to pig virus
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it had detected a first human case of flu strain A(H1N2)v,...
Prof Sir Chris Whitty says Sage discussed 'downsides' of lockdown
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoProfessor Sir Chris Whitty has said Sage discussed the “downsides” of lockdown after he was called a...
Autumn statement - latest: Sunak and Hunt can only make ‘tiny tax cuts’, expert warns
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe government can only afford “a tiny tax cut here or a tiny cut there,” a respected economic think...
All the evidence heard in the Covid inquiry so far
The Independent UK via AOL· 11 months agoBritain “may not have been very well prepared at all” for Covid-19, the official inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic has heard. Hugo...